Washing-machine cover



E. E. BERTHOLD.

WASHING MACHINE COVER. APPLICATION ni'zu SEPT.II'3. 1919.

Patentefl 0st. 24, 1922.;

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7 a lication tied September 13,19 19afSeria1 No; 5523;569.

To all whom it mdycmwern.' I

Be it known that I, Enwano BERTHOLD,

a citizenlof the United-States residingwat Chicago inithe county of Cook, and State of 111111018, 'haveunvented certain new and iusetul Imps-'0 vcinents in y a Washing-Machine Lover, of which the following is aspecification;

My invention relates to washing machines and more specifically to an improved closure containers ol washingmachines; 1 i i Une'object' 01' my invention isto provide neat tastenlng :tor the closure not apt to catch tear the-clothes.

Another object-i to provide ii closure which will be very 'islmple-to operate, asma- An] advantage oi the: Hills U11ICtlOlL T e1nploy .18 that there are no detac'hable partsto get lostor misplaced V FLA special object isto:provided means for :tastenlng the closure'atbotb ends by a sin Q gle simplemovement. I

r Further objects and. advantages of mLyinvention will become. apparent as the'rdescriptioniproceeds; 'm a a i Tn the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isaplan view of a portion ota cylindrical clothes container, for Ta washing machine illustrating a closure accordingtomy invention: Fig; Bis an end: view, ofx parts shown in F 1g. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionon the In the embodiment oi? my invention select ed for illustration, a cylindrical container is formed from two circular drums or heads 10 defining the ends of the container and rigidly supported in aligned spaced relation by any suitable means such as the longitudinally extending braces 11. The container ll have illustrated is intended to be placed.

inside a water tight tank or receptacle and rotated by suitable machinery. The walls of the container and the cover panels are therefore provided with perforations 12 to permit free circulation of the water used in washing the clothes The closure illustrated comprisesitwo approximately equal cover leaves13 and is suitably pivoted at 13 and 14L respectively on longitudinal sites" In closed position the adjacent edges of the two 7 leaves overlap.

My improved fastening means is attached to the outside edge of the outer overlapping 1 1 and comprisesa centrally located piv oted ll-shaped member 15 and a pair of links or latch inemberslfi pivoted diametrically oppositeeach other at the endsof thealined arms of the ll. The leg 17 f the T is adapt ed to serve as a handle and in the precise embodiment illustrated the "l' is formed of sheettmaterial and the leg is twisted into a vertical plane to be conveniently grasped by thel hand. The links or latches ltliextend longitudinally in opposite "directions and terminate in downwardly and inwardly bent ends forming U-shaped hooks 18. Vlliththe arms of the T-sha-pedmember 15 extending longitudinally, the hooks 18 do not engage any part otthe container structure so that 1 both leaves may be thrown open one atter the other. The drums or heads are equippedwith outwardly projecting periphers are closed rotation of the T-shaped member through approximately degrees will drawthe links or latches 16 toward each other sliding the ltshapedhoohs 18 over the overlapping edges oi'the leaves 13 and le and the flange 19 securely clamping the leavesin closed position. i p

I have provided suitable means for guiding the links or latches 16 in their motion and holding them in position at alltiines, in the nature of an upwardly projecting headed member 20 adjacent each end ofthe edge of the leaf 14, the link being slotted at 21 to allow it to move longitudinally.

While I have disclosed and illustrated in detail a specific embodiment of my invention I Wish it to be clearly understood that the description is only for purposes of illustration and that many modificationsand variabe constructed of sheet material as illustrated. The closure shown is equally serviceable for water tight containers which are notto be placed in any other receptacle or Y tank, and if desired the entireclosuremay consistonly of a single leaf of appropri- 11o ate width, as it is obvious that the leaf 13 could be omitted the remaining elements in a )anel end members coo aeratin 'witlr Ci 7 D said shell to form a complete enclosure, a T-shaped member pivoted to thefree edge ofsaid panelintermediate itsends, links pivoted to the oppositely extending arms of said T and extending in opposite directions along the edge'oi' said panel to the ends thereof, means adjacent the ends-of said links for guidingtsaid links in longitudinal sliding motion, and means inthe nature" of hooks carried by the ends of said links adapted upon sliding motion of said links to engagefixed portions at the ends" oi said container and clamp said panel in" closed position;

2. A clothes container for washing machines having, in combination, a shell and end membersicooperating'to form a complete enclosure, a panel forming part of said shell, an outwardly extending peripheral flange on said 'end' member, a member pivoted to the free edge of said panel'intermedi'ate its ends and" having arms extending in opposite directions from said pivotal point',.links pivotally connected to the endsof said arms and extendinglongitudinally along'th'e edge of said panel in opposite directions-to the ends of said'shell,m'eans at the end s' of said links to clamp said panel in closed position, and means for rotatii'ig said pivoted member. v

3. A clothes container for washing ma"- chineshaving', in: combination, end members having peripheral flanges, means uniting said'end' members to form a' container, a portion of said means being adapted to I be opened and provide access to the" interior" of said container, and means mounted on and carried" by the free edge of said portion operable simultaneously to clamp opposite ends of said portion to said flanges in closed position.

4. A clothes container for washing machines having, in combination, a shell, end membersclosing the ends of said shell, each end member comprising a diaphragm and a peripheral, longitudinally and outwardly extending flange on said diaphragm, said shellextending over said flange to form a complete enclosure, said shell having a pivoted panel: and unitary means mounted on the free edge of said pivoted panel adapted to engage said'outwardly extending flanges to hold said pivoted panel in closed position.

5. A clothes container for washing machines having; in combination, a shell comprising fixed portions and pivoted portions, end members in the nature of diaphragms having peripheral flanges extending longitudinally and outwardly, said end members cooperating with said shell to form a complete enclosure, and a single means adjacent thefree edge of one of said pivoted portions adapted: to engage said outwardly extending'flanges to hold all said pivoted portionsin closed position;

6. A clothes container for washing ma chines having, in combination, a shell and end membeiscooperating' toform a complete enclosure, said shell having' two pivoted panels l'ocatedr when in closed position with their free edges adjacent and overlapping each other and unitary means carried by the outer one of the overlapping edges of said panels adapted to engage portions of said! end: m'embers'to hold both said panels in closed position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

EDW'ARD E. BERTHOLD. 

